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  • Iraqi Air Force College receives first students

    The first students to in-process into the freshly re-opened Iraqi Air Force College began their flight-screening program March 20 as part of a special T-6A pilot-training course.The course is instructed by Airmen assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron, part of the Iraq Training

  • Airmen, Afghans deliver history

    AFGHANISTAN--A joint aircrew of U.S. Airmen from the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and Afghan soldiers in the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps soared into history after completing Afghanistan's first operational C-27 Spartan mission here March 24."The key for moving Afghan people and

  • Public Health keeps Airmen healthy through preventative measures

    Every day thousands of Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers and contractors walk through the doors of Dining Facility Two to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. They can do this without worrying if the food they are consuming is safe to eat, due to the efforts of the 332nd Expeditionary Aerospace Medical

  • Radar bound for Bagram will help pilots avoid birds

    A trailer with antennas and wires temporarily parked on base awaiting transit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, might not look like much, but it could save the military lives and money when it gets shipped later this spring. The trailer contains a Merlin Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar System

  • Course arms women with vital self defense skills

    According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network Web site, one out of every six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime. Therefore, most people know someone who has been affected by some form of sexual abuse.This startling statistic is just one

  • Airmen ensure munitions remain operational

    "Off we go into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun; here they come zooming to meet our thunder, at 'em boys, Give 'er the gun!"The Air Force song gives a voice to the air power and capabilities of the U.S. military. It paints a picture of Air Force planes flying to fight enemies of the

  • Ali Base dedicates new Airfield Complex

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held here March 27, 2010 to commemorate the opening of a new air traffic control tower, runway lighting system, instrument landing system and renovated runways and aprons.The ceremony was attended by Iraqi and American dignitaries, followed by an airfield tour and

  • First Iraqi weather officers graduate

    The first class of Iraqi air force meteorology officers graduated March 25, from a formal technical training course in Baghdad taught by U.S. Air Force weather forecasters.The Iraqi Training and Advisory Mission-Air Force have Airmen assigned to teach Iraqi personnel how to create a self sufficient